Mapquest: Free Driving Directions

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By John Ohiggins


Map Quest is an online provider of free driving directions and high quality maps, I've personally been using Mapquest directions for more than 10 years, I think I started using this service in 1999, but to be honest I can't remember. This great web mapping service has lots of tools that have helped me save hundreds of miles, and also a lot of money.

Mapquest is one of the oldest internet mapping sites, the service was launched online in 1996, after 15 years this web mapping company is still considered one of the best, however, Google Maps is currently considered the number one online mapping site in the world, but I think that Mapquest directions are still more popular and maybe even more reliable in North America.

Mapquest.com can by used through any mobile phone that allows you to access the web, you simply have to open up your phone's web browser to access their mobile site directly from there. There is another option to access Map Quest but you have to own an iPhone, or an Android phone in order to use it. If you already have an Android powered phone, or an iPhone, then you can download the free mapquest app for mobile known as "m4m".

The vast majority of drivers that use the internet know that the driving directions mapquest offers are very accurate, they are also very quick and easy to follow. I've been a loyal user of this service for many years, it has never disappointed me, in fact, the service is so good that I even convinced my dad of using it, and my dad doesn't even know how to use computers!

Mapquest.com was probably one of the first online mapping websites that I used, after using this service for a while I became really addicted to internet mapping programs, since then I have been trying and testing most of the free online mapping websites, by now I have been able to use services such as Via Michelin, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Expedia. After doing a lot of testing, I still believe that Map Quest and Google Maps are the best.

If you are in Europe, don't forget to use ViaMichelin, I think that Michelin is the most popular online mapping site in Europe, they offer free driving directions and interactive maps with high resolution. Another European online mapping software that's very popular is Mappy, however, mappy only works on french speaking countries, while Via Michelin is available in most countries around the world. I live in the United States, so I use Map Quest and Google Maps a lot, but when I go to Europe, I like to use ViaMichelin.




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